Ted Hughes (1930 - 1998) was a modern poet whose poetry is equally attractive for juvenile readership and serious readers. In each of his poems, he talks about a different animal and often conveys deeper meanings through the use of symbols and imagery . Children love to linger on the superficial text whereas the advanced learners get amusement from the profundity of thought imperceptibly conveyed through different poetic devices. 1- The Symbolism of 'The Thought Fox' His famous poem ‘The Thought Fox’ is a vivid exemplar of meta poetry – a poetry about writing of poetry itself. It is evident from the title that the fox is a metaphor of thought (Fox = thought) whereas whole of the poem is a manifesto of the creative process that goes on in the poet’s mind when he does poetry. This is how beautifully and symbolically the poem opens; “I imagine this midnight moment's forest: Something else is alive Beside the clock's loneliness.” The slate of poet...
April 26, 2025
Symbolism in Ted Hughes' Poetry | Analysis of 'The Thought Fox' and 'The Jaguar'
Ted Hughes (1930 - 1998) was a modern poet whose poetry is equally attractive for juvenile readership and serious readers. In each of his poems, he talks about a different animal and often conveys deeper meanings through the use of symbols and imagery . Children love to linger on the superficial text whereas the advanced learners get amusement from the profundity of thought imperceptibly conveyed through different poetic devices. 1- The Symbolism of 'The Thought Fox' His famous poem ‘The Thought Fox’ is a vivid exemplar of meta poetry – a poetry about writing of poetry itself. It is evident from the title that the fox is a metaphor of thought (Fox = thought) whereas whole of the poem is a manifesto of the creative process that goes on in the poet’s mind when he does poetry. This is how beautifully and symbolically the poem opens; “I imagine this midnight moment's forest: Something else is alive Beside the clock's loneliness.” The slate of poet...
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